System, method, and apparatus for leaching cast components

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8828214
APP PUB NO 20120222961A1
SERIAL NO

13338811

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A method includes removing a casting shell and core from a cast component, which may be a gas turbine blade. The method further includes utilizing a focused removal technique, such as a water jet or laser drill, to remove a portion of a virtual pattern cast (VPC) shell from the cast component. The cast component is then exposed to a leaching solution and high pressure water wash to remove an internal core material and a portion of the VPC shell remainder from the cast component. The method further includes exposing the cast component to a high agitation leaching solution and to the high pressure water wash for a minimal time. An electroless nickel-boron coating is then applied to the cast component, and an electrolytic palladium coating is further applied to the cast component. The cast component is further exposed to a high agitation leaching solution for an extended period.

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ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC2059 S TIBBS AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS IN 46241

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heffernan, Tab Michael Plainfield, US 4 99
Helmink, Randolph Clifford Avon, US 2 11
Kush, Matthew Martinsville, US 6 105
McCormick, Mark Steven Martinsville, US 1 5
Smallwood, Michel Shawn Greenwood, US 3 58

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